Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1876 — DR. F. L. POND. [ARTICLE]

DR. F. L. POND.

The Wonderful Canter ..Cure* Me le Effecting at HU Cancer Hospital at Aurofa, Kane From week to week we have mentioned the progress upon the new addition to Dr. Pond’s Cancer Hosp ital, which gives him the capacity to accbtnmo'ate 800 patients--and it is unnecessary so-enter into details as to the dimensions and character of the buildings, or its appointments. The doctor has been with us three years or more, an Almost every month of'this time wfe hade been called upon to personally note his treatment of cai.ecn-s, and die wonderful. success attending his labors*, W have 'always been careful, while expressing our candid and honest opinion, to give plentiful opportunity tor those disposed to question our statements to compare notes, by referring them.to sco es of persons who have been cured by him, and were byt,, too glad to render their testimony in reference to Dr. Bond’s skill; and to-day we only desire to mention the fact that tub newly-arrangud apd' refitted cancer hospital in this city, the largest, most complete »and successful in the United States, is now in full working order, with ample actommodatione for 800 patients. The building we have repeatedly spoken of, and need only add that it is fitted up throughput with all the modern improvements, heated by steam, supplied wilt; gas and water, and aM the other conveniences of a first-class private residence. T ree 500barrel cisterns In the basement, and another on the roof or he fourth »torv, supply an • abundance of water for all pur oses, ' and every dotifll ip carefuliy suppded upon’an equally lifieretoseale. ’-’.’Xj The eleatric apparatus Is in charge of Dr. A. apalaMg.'cdniieeilng with every ro<pn in the building. Dr. Spalding devotes his entire time to the care of p >tients here. Dr. E. H. bale is also a constant attendant, and both of the e skillful and well known physicians find their bands full of business. There w.re last-week Tn the hospital 100 patients. •■‘SV . Patients are presenting themselves almost each day from every part of the Union, and among the arrivals last week wenotieed three new and dangerous cases from New York city, two from Vermont, four from lowa, one from Michigan, several from Chtogokqd other pointe. Dr. Poud is doing a wonderful workin the relief of suffering humanity and the curd of this frightful disease. We have many examples pf his success here in our midst, and liTafmost every neighboring Milagehnd city ol persons cured by him two orthreejeara ago, and after t ey had been abandoned Ay ether practitionerss the afflicted cap do qp better than interview these parties and judge for Their tMpes, or many of them, have -been frequently published In TTit Benam, they can be reached without trouble or expense, and their testimony‘eauoot fail to prove OUtavincIng.—Aurora (ill.) JRkrwis, Btpt. Uv I